Difference Between Pressure Groups And Parties

Question 1

What is pressure groups

Answer 1

They are organised groups of individuals brought together for the purpose of a specific goal or cause

Question 2

How pressure groups work ?

Answer 2

=make themselves accountable only to their members
=they do not seek for power ( government powers)
=have supporters rather than members
=mostly have concerns over one issue

Question 3

How does parties work ?

Answer 3

=seek for power or a share of power
=make themselves accountable to the electorate
=develop policies in most areas of government responsibility
=have formal membership

Question 4

How pressure groups work part2

Answer 4

=aim to influence policies and political decisions
Change public attitudes
(Without looking to gain political office)
=can work from the inside of a political system
Or
Put pressure on political players from the outside

Question 5

Insider groups

Answer 5

=have direct access within the political system ( have contacts )
= consulted on specific policy issues (MPs,political parties,committees)
= considered more moderate
=methods include working closely in the political system
=not making extreme demands (carefully keeping government on their side)

Question 6

Outsider groups

Answer 6

=not consulted by the government
=not have contact within the political system
=they do not operate influencing people within the political system
=aim to gain public opinion
EXAMPLE
FATHER4JUSTICE
•campaign for fathers equal rights after separation

Question 7

Sectional groups

Answer 7

=only target and represent specific section of society
= not campaign broader issues
=only cares to protect abs advance their interest if their members
EXAMPLE
• HOUSE BUILDERS FEDERATION REPRESENTS THE VOICE HOUSE BUILDING INDUSTRY

Question 8

Promotional groups

Answer 8

=only target single issues
=have single issues they are concerned on promoting
=promote ideas they believe will benefit the public in general
=aim to create a large membership base

Question 9

Functions of pressure groups
(Pressure groups have various functions which can change depending on the type of pressure groups )

POLITICAL DEBATE

Answer 9

=enable debate on important issues to take place

=sometime pressure groups make the case on both side (ENCOURAGING DEBATING)

Question 10

Functions of pressure groups

GOVERNMENT SCRUTINY

Answer 10

= insider groups often examine closely on the governments policies,legislation and offer suggestions on how it can improve

Question 11

Functions of pressure groups

POLITICAL EDUCATION

Answer 11

=pressure groups looks to promote education of the public around the issues which they are concerned

EXAMPLE
MIGRATION

Question 12

Functions of pressure groups

POLITICAL REPRESENTATION

Answer 12

=pressure groups can speak for and defend minorities so they have a voice in society
= pressure groups represent ; their members , sections of society , causes in their political ideas

Question 13

Functions of pressure groups 2

Political participation

Answer 13

=joining pressure groups allow increase in political participation (VOTING IN BETWEEN ELECTIONS )

=pressure groups also enable participation in local level politics

Question 14

Functions of pressure groups 2

Influencing policy

Answer 14

=insider groups can be a confident source as they give advice to the government over a policy

= a form of influencing a policy directly

Question 15

Functions of pressure groups 2

Outsider groups

Answer 15

=tend to influence policy by using public pressure with the aim of the government getting pressure through voters

Question 16

Pressure groups methods

LOBBYING

Answer 16

=direct contact with important decisions makers, policy makers and legislators

Question 17

How pressure groups influence

Answer 17

Pressure groups try to influence parliament to push changes to be made to certain laws or to raise awareness of the issue within parliament

Question 18

Insider influence

Direct access to decisions makers

Answer 18

=having access to decision makers can directly argue for their interest
=government consult certain pressure groups due to their expertise on a policy
= government use pressure groups to access the reaction of affected groups to a potential government policies

Question 19

Insider influence

Influencing party

Answer 19

= pressure groups try to influence the policy into a party so then their issue can be res presentes in the party’s manifesto

= if party elected their issue may be in the governments policy

Question 20

Insider influence

Lobbying

Answer 20

= are individuals that work to put pressure on the government

( to influence them )

Question 21

Insider influence

Influencing MPs (select committees)

Answer 21

= make sure group interest are represented in the bills debate and law making

= house of Lorda when debating and proposing bill revisions

Question 22

Influence outside parliament

Protest

Answer 22

=use legal forms of protest sim gaining publicity and win over public opinion

= over public opinion puts on pressure on decisions makers

EXAMPLE
• MARCHES (FATHER4JUSTICE)
often helps bring awareness of the issue

Question 23

Influencing outside parliament

Direct action

Answer 23

= political protest which includes civil disobedience ( includes violence)
Illegal methods

= aim is to raise the profile of pressure groups cause through attraction local or media coverage

EXAMPLES

the animal liberation front carried out attacks on peoples home that were